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Kirk Wise (born August 24, 1963) is an American film director, animator and screenwriter best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Wise has directed Disney animated films such as Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
Kirk Wise is a director who has worked on several Disney animated features, such as Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Spirited Away. He was born in 1963 in San Francisco, California, and has won three awards and received three nominations for his work.
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Kirk Wise is an American film director, animator, screenwriter, and producer, best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Wise has directed Disney animated films, such as Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire (alongside Gary Trousdale). He also directed the English-language translation of Hay...
Wise graduated from Palo Alto High School and went on to study character animation at California Institute of the Arts. Early in his career, Wise worked as an animator on Disney's Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987), The Great Mouse Detective (1986), and The Brave Little Toaster (1987), as well as Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories episode "Family Dog".
Returning to Walt Disney Feature Animation, he began work on The Great Mouse Detective (1986) as an assistant animator, but eventually joined the story department, where he was reunited with former CalArts classmate, Gary Trousdale.
Kirk Wise is an American animator, director and producer known for his work at Disney Wise graduated from Palo Alto High School and went on to study character animation at California Institute of the Arts. Wise worked as an animator on The Brave Little Toaster, and Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories episode "Family Dog".
The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Directed by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise. With Jason Alexander, Mary Kay Bergman, Corey Burton, Jim Cummings. A deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.
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- Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
- 1996-06-21
Aug 11, 2020 · Watch an hour-long chat with the directors of Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Atlantis, who share their stories and insights on their career and challenges. Learn about their beginnings, their collaborations, their controversies and their legacy in animation.
Kirk Wise. Highest Rated: 94% Beauty and the Beast (1991) Lowest Rated: 49% Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) Birthday: Aug 24, 1963. Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA. Becoming a...
